Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1965-11-03 (Age: 61)
Place of Birth
Tbilisi, Georgia SSR, USSR
Merab Ninidze
Biography
Merab Ninidze (born 3 November 1965) is a Georgian actor. He is best known for the roles of Oleg Penkovsky in The Courier, Walter Redlich in Nowhere in Africa, and Giulio Sabbadin in Conclave. Ninidze was born into an artistic family and was introduced to acting at a young age. He was heavily involved in the theatrical world in Georgia. At the age of 13, he successfully auditioned for the role of Prince Edward in Shakespeare's Richard III at the Rustaveli State Academic Theatre in Tbilisi, which premiered in 1979 and toured the UK three times. From 1982 to 1985, he studied at the Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Georgia State Film Institute under the guidance of Gizo Jordania, which eventually led him to become a full-fledged member of the Theatre Company. Later, he would perform in plays such as Hamlet, The Merchant of Venice, The Diary of Anne Frank, and David Kldiashvili's Step-Mother. Ninidze's first major film role was in Tengiz Abuladze's 1984 film Repentance, in which he played Tornike Aravidze. At the age of 25, Ninidze immigrated from Georgia following the Civil War in Georgia. During this time, he was offered a role in Goran Rebic's Yugofilm, which led him to work in Vienna for several months. For more than 20 years, Ninidze has worked in Georgian, Russian, German, and English-language film and TV.
Filmography (75)
Rosamunde Pilcher: Wo Liebe aufhört und wo sie beginnt
2026
Behind the Door
2026
A Working Man
2025
April
2025
In the Name of Blood
2025
Conclave
2024
House Arrest
2021
Tom Clancy's Without Remorse
2021
Vom Geben und Nehmen - Der Usedom-Krimi
2020
Schmerzgrenze - Der Usedom-Krimi
2020
Nachtschatten - Der Usedom-Krimi
2020
Das Gesetz sind wir
2020
The Courier
2020
Russian Whispers
2019
